Verstappen pips Hamilton to Singapore sprint win after Russell crashes

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/verstappen-max/UV3mgeXB/"]Verstappen[/a] held off Ferrari's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hamilton-lewis/tI5Vpe1h/"]Lewis Hamilton[/a] to win by 2.50 seconds, with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/leclerc-charles/KlCOSRub/"]Charles Leclerc[/a] third, as the McLarens of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norris-lando/WSVABbVF/"]Lando Norris[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/piastri-oscar/MqKAIeUf/"]Oscar Piastri[/a] touched and spun on the final lap when fourth and fifth.[/p][p]A heavy shower 10 minutes before the scheduled start meant a delay of 30 minutes.[/p][p]All cars began on intermediate tyres with some sectors of the Marina Bay Street Circuit much dryer than others as the field embarked on two formation laps behind the safety car.[/p][p][b]The eventual standing start saw [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/russell-george/xxF56RaN/"]Russell[/a] start on the front row alongside pole-sitter Verstappen, and it was the Englishman who got away better.[/b][/p][embed guid="fe891bef-b269-4865-a66c-ef177539dba8" url="https://x.com/F1/status/2108867907174162819" social-type="twitter" /][p]His lead was short-lived as he lost control after touching a treacherous white line on the final bend of the opening lap.[/p][p]He slid sideways into the pit lane wall, bringing out a safety car.[/p][p]It was another setback in a season of bad luck for Russell, who will start from the back of the grid in Sunday's Grand Prix because of engine penalties.[/p][p][b]"It was a miscalculation,"[/b] Russell admitted to Sky Sports.[/p][p][b]"Came through the corner, had more battery deployment than I thought, pushed me a little bit wider than I hoped and went on to the white line. Silly mistake. Big consequences."[/b][/p][embed guid="1cceb587-5359-4aae-8e77-d91a4f2a9f6f" url="https://x.com/redbullracing/status/2108868094332678439" social-type="twitter" /][p]It left Hamilton, who had a brilliant start from sixth on the grid, in second place having leapfrogged Ferrari team-mate Leclerc and the two McLarens.[/p][p][b]The big beneficiary of Norris and Piastri's "papaya spat" on the last lap was championship leader [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/antonelli-andrea-kimi/ptGu0mT1/"]Kimi Antonelli[/a], who inherited fourth place in his Mercedes having started seventh on the grid.[/b][/p][p]Fifth was RB's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lawson-liam/nap8RjeO/"]Liam Lawson[/a], sixth was the Haas of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bearman-oliver/tMI3u5xo/"]Oliver Bearman[/a], seventh was Audi's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hulkenberg-nico/GfW4SMu7/"]Nico Hulkenberg[/a] and Norris got going again to limp home in eighth and round out the points scorers.[/p]